The Interfaith Service of Remembrance and Commitment in Observance of Kristallnacht will take place on Monday, November 11, 2024 at 11:30 am CST. The event will take place in the LSTC Chapel located at 5416 S. Cornell Ave, 4th Fl, Chicago, IL.  Complimentary Parking is offered to in-person attendees in the parking garage on the south side of the building. Please note: The 30th Anniversary of “Declaration of the ELCA to the Jewish Community” Luncheon Panel will begin at 1:15 PM. You can access it here: 30th Anniversary of “Declaration of the ELCA to the Jewish Community” Luncheon Panel

If attending virtually, please use the following Zoom link: https://lstc-edu.zoom.us/my/lstc.chapel

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at strumm@lstc.edu​.  We are looking forward to seeing you at the event!

Kristallnacht Details

A massive, coordinated attack on Jews throughout the German Reich on the night of November 9-10, 1938, has come to be known as Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. It starkly signaled a movement towards the Final Solution, a systematic program of genocide designed to annihilate every Jew and others in Europe.

In addition to remembering, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago annually commits to the denunciation of anti-Semitism now and in the history of our tradition, and seeks to join together people of all faiths in the work of the world’s mending, the healing of the nations.

Service led by

Rabbi David Minkus
Cantor Rachel Rosenberg
Congregation, Rodfei Zedek
Susan Meschel, witness